***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Originally known as the singer, songwriter, and founder of both LAGWAGON and BAD ASTRONAUT, JOEY CAPE has established himself as a recognized solo artist over the past 15 years. His solo ventures have allowed him to stretch the bounds of his musical stylings, highlighting more diverse instrumentation, subdued pace, and experimental elements. The one constant, of course, is his unique ability to craft unforgettable songs. As with pretty much everyone on the planet, 2020 was a challenging year for Joey. At the onset he was going through difficult transitions on multiple fronts. Then the pandemic hits, and Joey finds himself dealing with things he had never experienced before all at once. The result is A Good Year to Forget, a record that encapsulates all the trials and tribulations of the 12 months that inspired it. Written entirely in isolation in a makeshift home recording studio at his mother’s house, Joey Cape was able to create a beautiful, warm record that captures the pure essence of its songs. Hushed and haunted, there’s an almost Nick Drakeian poignancy to these 12 songs, especially on the wistful “The Poetry in Our Mistakes” and the forlorn-yet-somehow-uplifting “Saturday Night Fever.” “Come Home,” a song inspired directly by words his mother had spoken to him on the phone, is a beautifully melancholy, slightly folky tune full of hurt and longing that also manages to be reassuring at the same time. Elsewhere, “Under the Doormat” is a harrowingly beautiful ode to a lost...
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02/04/2022
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08/20/2021
***Originally known as the singer, songwriter, and founder of both LAGWAGON and BAD ASTRONAUT, JOEY CAPE has established himself as a recognized solo artist over the past 13 years. His solo ventures have allowed him to stretch the bounds of his musical stylings, highlighting more diverse instrumentation, subdued pace, and experimental elements. The one constant, of course, is his unique ability to craft unforgettable songs. Joey doesn’t want to call it an epiphany, but in recent years he’s come to a realization about life—specifically, the best way to live it. It’s a simple philosophy: even though we’re living in very troubled times, it’s important to not get bogged down by it all. As he incorporates that mindset into his day-to-day life, it naturally gets absorbed into his music, and serves as the crux of Joey's new solo album Let Me Know When You Give Up. This idea of simplifying your life and letting go of the struggle, rings clear throughout Let Me Know When You Give Up’s 11 tracks.
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07/05/2019
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07/05/2019
***JOEY CAPE is a busy guy. He is the singer, songwriter, and founder of both LAGWAGON and BAD ASTRONAUT. He is the revered axe-man for everybody’s favorite punk rock supergroup ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES. He runs a record label out of his home studio called One Week Records. In addition to his already vast resume, over the last decade plus, he has established himself as a recognized solo artist. Anybody familiar with Joey’s work is well-aware of his acute ability to craft a great punk song. But his diverse musical abilities are further authenticated with the addition of his many solo and acoustic collaborative albums. Lagwagon fans are certainly familiar with the highly acclaimed Acoustic Vol. 1 and Acoustic Vol. 2, which features Joey Cape and Tony Sly putting their acoustic stylings to classic Lagwagon and No Use For A Name songs. With Cape's latest solo album, he has taken that same approach, and traded out the distortion pedals for an acoustic guitar, and the result is something that any fan of his work will appreciate. One Week Record (Covers) contains nine Lagwagon, and one Bad Astronaut track, that could have just as easily appeared on any of Joey’s solo albums. His deep musical craftmanship is evident as he takes classic Lagwagon hits and gives them a softer, more melodic feel, showing that each track could easily fit into any genre. One Week Record provides a retrospective for old and new Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut fans alike. (STREET...
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09/01/2017
***Originally known as the singer, songwriter, and founder of both LAGWAGON and BAD ASTRONAUT, JOEY CAPE has established himself as a recognized solo artist over the past 9 years. His solo ventures have allowed Joey to stretch the bounds of his musical stylings, highlighting more diverse instrumentation, subdued pace, and experimental elements. The one constant is JOEY’s unique ability to craft unforgettable songs. Joey's latest solo endeavor, Stitch Puppy, is comprised of 10 captivating tracks that display a further progression in his sound. Poetic lyrics are set to acoustic instrumentation (guitar, piano, cello, mandolin, percussion) and driven by strong melodies. From the haunting refrain of “Broken” to the perky galloping chorus on “Moral Compass”, Stitch Puppy displays a vast range within its genre. The album is filled out with guest vocals from CHRIS CRESSWELL (THE FLATLINERS), YOTAM BEN HORIN (USELESS ID), and BRIAN WAHLSTROM. Fans of any Joey Cape project will be thrilled by Stitch Puppy. LP includes a download.
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09/11/2015
***REISSUED!!! JOEY CAPE is best known as the frontman of LAGWAGON and BAD ASTRONAUT. Bridge is his debut solo album originally released in 2008. The album features twelve beautifully written acoustic-based tracks—five of which eventually were rearranged and recorded by Lagwagon. (STREET DATE - 3/18/2014)
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03/18/2014
***REISSUED!!! JOEY CAPE’s (LAGWAGON, BAD ASTRONAUT) second solo album, originally recorded and released in 2011. Features 12 songs that move into a realm of expanded instrumentation and songwriting from Bridge. Don’t let the cover fool you. This album is all business. (STREET DATE - 3/18/2014)
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03/18/2014